# Illinois SB1928: HIGHER ED-MISCONDUCT SURVEY Illinois SB1928, HIGHER ED-MISCONDUCT SURVEY, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0127) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1928-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB1928 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: HIGHER ED-MISCONDUCT SURVEY - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0127 - Sponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: assignments, higher education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (187 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Amends the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act. Requires each higher education institution to biennially (rather than annually) conduct a sexual misconduct climate survey of all students at the institution. Adds the Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board, members appointed by the Board of Higher Education, and members appointed by the Illinois Community College Board to the Task Force on Campus Sexual Misconduct Climate Surveys. Removes some members of the Task Force who were appointed by the Governor. Requires the Task Force to meet to recommend updates and revisions to the base survey (rather than to review the results of the survey and to implement updates and improvements). Removes the civil fine imposed upon an institution that violates the provisions or fails to carry out the provisions. Makes other changes. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colleges survey students every two years: benefit, low. After the law’s effective date, Illinois public and private degree-granting colleges must survey all students about sexual misconduct every two years, instead of annually. Surveys must include the state-provided base questions. The survey task force must consider length, completion time, students’… - Colleges no longer face survey fines: mixed, low. State boards can no longer fine colleges for violating the campus sexual misconduct survey law or its rules. The removed fine was up to $50,000 per violation, adjusted each year for inflation. The repeal also removes the Attorney General’s authority to sue to collect these penalties. It ends this p… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cristina Castro (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura M. Murphy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 109 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 55 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0127 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-14: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-25: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-23: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Katie Stuart (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Higher Education Committee (House) - 2025-04-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-04-04: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-03: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 013-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Assigned to Higher Education (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1928eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1928enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1928.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1928sam001.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1928eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1928enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1928.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1928sam001.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1928-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).